The second reading is on pages 1787-1796. The Bill intends that the State give a fair amount of protection regarding the remainders of the old race in Australia. 

Aborigines Protection (Amendment) Bill 1918 (NSW) - Second reading, Legislative Council, 18 October 1917

From 1909 to 1969, NSW laws allowed the Aborigines Protection Board to collect and keep the wages of Aboriginal people in trust accounts. This primarily impacted Aboriginal children who had been placed in apprenticeships. The system made it very difficult for people to access their wages. Labour practices such as...

Stolen wages system

From 1909, the Aborigines Protection Board and later the Aborigines Welfare Board had control over the labour of Aboriginal people living on reserves and could remove people from reserves if they determined they should be working off the reserve. Labour on reserves was often for no pay, unfair pay or...

Adult labour under the Aborigines Protection Act

From 1909 to 1969, the Aborigines Protection Board and later the Aborigines Welfare Board could remove certain Aboriginal children from their families under the Aborigines Protection Act. These children were placed in training homes and apprenticeships. Apprenticeships were used to separate Aboriginal children from their communities and assimilate them into...

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Aborigines Protection (Amendment) Bill 1918 (NSW) - Second reading, Legislative Council, 18 October 1917

Stolen wages system

Adult labour under the Aborigines Protection Act

Child labour under the Aborigines Protection Act